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Watch all your favourite ABC programs on ABC iview. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work. Classic monologues written by British playwright Alan Bennett, delivered by an acclaimed cast.
Talking Heads: With Maggie Smith, Julie Walters, Patricia Routledge, Stephanie Cole. Six monologues tell the stories of six different repressed souls: a man dominated by his mother, a vicar's wife, an inveterate letter writer, a hopeful actress, a recently widowed woman, and an elderly shut-in.
S1.E2 ∙ An Ordinary Woman. Tue, Jun 23, 2020. Gwen begins to develop incestuous thoughts about her 15-year-old son Michael. She is unable to confide in her husband and sees herself as too normal to admit to anything so shocking, until a revelation brings matters to a head. 8.2/10 (142) Rate.
Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Talking Heads join Stephen for an epic conversation celebrating the 40th anniversary of their seminal concert film, “Stop Making...
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Apr 19, 1988 · A monologue by Alan Bennett about Muriel, the recently widowed wife of a stockbroker. Complete with twin-set and pearls, she starts to take control of her own life - past, present and future. A minor actress lands a role in a video set on a yacht, but things are not as they seem.
Talking Heads. Darkly comic, tragically poignant and wonderfully uplifting. Alan Bennett's much-loved monologues, performed by the cream of acting talent, including Maggie Smith and Thora Hird.
